Escobar v. State

ORDER

On March 17, 1993, Victor Escobar filed his pro se “Defendant’s Motion for Reproduction of Documents” by which he seeks, without charge, copies of trial records, including “any and all trial transcripts pertaining to this cause,” for use in preparing an application for post-conviction habeas corpus relief. The sole authority Escobar cites for the relief he seeks is rule 53(j)(2) of the Texas Rules of Appellate Procedure.

As a matter of constitutional equal protection, an indigent criminal defendant is entitled to a free transcript of prior proceedings when that transcript is needed for an…